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Lore

"We must put this misery behind us. We must enter a new chapter! And so I say to you that, as of this day, we are no longer high elves! In honor of the blood that was shed throughout this kingdom, in honor of the sacrifices of our brothers and sisters, our parents, and our children, in honor of Anasterian... as of this day we will take the name of our royal lineage! As of this day, we are sin'dorei! For Quel'Thalas!"

— Kael'thas Sunstrider proclaims the rise of the blood elves

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The high elves, or quel'dorei ("children of noble birth" in Darnassian and "high elves" in Thalassian), are a race descended from the Highborne night elves who left Kalimdor and settled in the Eastern Kingdoms, founding Quel'Thalas.

The high elves were once a significant force on the continent, but in recent times their numbers have been dramatically reduced: almost 90% of their population was slaughtered during the Third War. Following this, 90% of the surviving high elves changed their name to "blood elves" or sin'dorei (children of the blood in Thalassian) in remembrance of their fallen brethren, and no longer consider themselves high elven.

Infamous for their magical abilities and longstanding magic addiction, the blood elves are often considered cruel and superior. Like their capital of Silvermoon City, blood elves often sport the characteristic colours of red and gold. Their eyes burn a neon green, a reminder of the demonic nature of their former power source. After the vast majority of their people were slain during the war with the Scourge, the nascent blood elves formed a bond with the Forsaken undead, lead by their own former ranger-general of Silvermoon City, Sylvanas Windrunner, and were later inducted into the Horde.

While most of the elves of Quel'Thalas took up the banner of the sin'dorei, a small portion did not. These few quel'dorei are the last of their kind, and many have since joined with the Alliance.